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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's weird that when it comes to security companies are like "we got too many important things to be doing, like adding this quarters new shiny feature, we don't have time to encrypt user data".

You would think that when it comes to adding obscure tracking codes companies would be like "we don't care what people print, it's not our problem, we aren't going to bother with tracking watermarks". But, no, every company has tracking watermarks while cutting every other corner possible.

I mean, half the companies out there are barely able to get their software to work, meanwhile printer companies have this robust watermark system that never fails. I don't understand these priorities.

Where's my tinfoil hat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Well for starters. Consumers in general have very little rights in the United States.

Meanwhile you don't wanna fuck with either the Secret Service, The IRS, or the Federal Reserve.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This isn't necessarily bad. It is made so forgeries can be detected.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Halfway competent criminals know how to prevent it. But at the same time, I am simply against any and all non-consensual tracking.

I have a similar stance on this as DRM.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

What do you mean by non-consensual? You agree to the terms when you use that printer? I agree that I don't like either it nor DRM, but you have a reasonable ability to read first.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

It is not a choice when there are no alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It also can't be used to track you if your printer is kept off the internet

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

public function getSecretTrackingCode() { return $this->wifiManager->getNearbySsidsSortedByStrength()->__toString(); }

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That'll be a whooole lot of searching

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago

All of this just makes me want an open source printer. Anyone know of a color laser printer which uses open source firmware?

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